steel Signification, définition

Signification de steel en français

• 0 a metal consisting of iron and carbon -- acier [ masculine ]

  • a steel bridge un pont en acier

• 1 (of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc -- (d’)acier

  • tools of the finest steel

  • steel knives/chisels

  • He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip).

• 2 to harden and strengthen (oneself, one’s nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something -- s’armer de courage (pour)

  • He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.